What is “true conservatism”? We find out from Trey Ward, a local musician, civil rights activist and former Republican operative in South Carolina!

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Opening Banter (0:00:00)

Introduction (00:00:56)

• Oliver Danner speaks about anti-trans lawmakers citing bad science to support their position. [YouTube]
• Oliver Danner gives a college graduation sermon [YouTube]

Your South Carolina Lawmakers at Work (00:08:40)

• Activists’ push for near-total abortion ban leads to split among SC Republicans [South Carolina Daily Gazette]
• SC legislator loses leadership role, asks to be reassigned, in another GOP spat [South Carolina Daily Gazette]
• Students for Life flyer 
• McCravy fundraising mailer [front, back]
• Statement regarding censure motion against Rep John McCravy from Rep Hamilton Grant
• Democrats call for censure of SC GOP legislator [ABC15 News]
• H. 4556 Censure of House member

Interview with Trey Ward (00:26:49)

• Lintheads [South Carolina Encyclopedia]
• A History of Mill Villages in Greenwood and Ninety-Six, South Carolina [Local History Matters]
• Original plaque of those lost from Greenwood in the World Wars, segregated [The Historical Marker Database]
• The Story of "Fired up! Ready to go!" [YouTube]
• South Carolina War Plaques Are 'Glorifying Segregation,' Mayor Says [NBC News, 2015]
• Greenwood resident: I violated Heritage Act [Index Journal, 2018]
• South Carolina Heritage Act [Wikipedia]
• After 54 years, Confederate flag comes down in S.C. [CBS News]
• South Carolina still recognizes Confederate Memorial Day. Make it stop [The State]
• The tragic story of Isaac Woodard [Wikipedia]
• Check out the album, “A Man Who's Never Plowed” by The Trey Ward Band featuring the song “Greenwood Mill”.

Closing (01:01:35)

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